Vesico-vaginal fistula (VVF) is one of maternal health problems confronting public health workers in Nigeria today. Information on how women suffering from this condition cope is important in that it can inform the design and delivery of programmes and interventions to address the challenges that face victims of VVF. The objective of this study was to highlight how women living with VVF cope wi...

BACKGROUND Coma is a medical emergency, and optimal management, especially in a resource-poor setting, would depend on the knowledge of its etiology and predictors of outcome. This communication reviews the etiology and outcome of non-traumatic childhood coma in Ebonyi State University Teaching Hospital (EBSUTH), Abakaliki. OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence, etiology and outcome of non-tra...

BACKGROUND Maternal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa has remained high and this is a reflection of the poor quality of maternal services. AIM To determine the causes, trends, and level of maternal mortality rate in Abakaliki, Ebonyi. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a review of the records of all maternal deaths related to pregnancy over a ten-year period, that is, January 1999 to December 200...

In different parts of the world, especially in developed countries, studies have shown that both the economic and social context of a child, including a school-age child, are associated with the body mass index (BMI).1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 McKay et al.1 conducted a survey to examine the influence of economic and social context in relation to abnormal weight and the result showed that both social and...

This study examined the demographic factors influencing level of drug abuse among undergraduates Ebonyi State University. To achieve this, three objectives and corresponding research questions were posed hypotheses formulated tested at. 05 significance. The design was a descriptive cross-sectional survey. A sample 943 students drawn from population 18859 students. instrument for data collection...